Francisco Cervelli RUMORS & NEWS

Newark Star-Ledger "Yankees catcher Francisco Cervelli appeared in the team’s clubhouse shortly after Sunday’s game with Toronto was rained out. He has been in the city for the past week, he said, doing exercises as his broken right hand heals. Cervelli has a doctor’s appointment this week to see if he can get the..." May 20

New York Post "Francisco Cervelli will be out for at least six weeks after suffering a fractured right hand Friday night and Ivan Nova left the game soon after with right elbow pain. Cervelli suffered the injury when leadoff hitter Rajai Davis fouled off a 1-2 slider from Nova that hit Cervelli’s hand. He was..." April 26

Newark Star-Ledger "Francisco Cervelli has taken a blunt approach this season. He describes his hitting style and his day-to-day devices in simplistic terms. He does not show up to the ballpark with expectations. As he did on Opening Day and thereafter, Cervelli arrives and waits to learn if he will be in the..." April 16

Newark Star-Ledger "It’s a quiet morning here. The Yankees are off today. Phil Hughes will pitch in a simulated game at 12 p.m. Andy Pettitte and Mariano Rivera will then appear in a minor-league game. Manager Joe Girardi indicated Francisco Cervelli would be on the scene to catch. Which reminds me ... Russell..." March 19

New York Daily News "Francisco Cervelli threw out a pair of baserunners at second base in Tuesday’s 3-1 win over the Rays. Neither was credited as a caught stealing — both runners attempted to advance after a pitch got away from Cervelli — but the catcher is 5-for-7 throwing out runners this spring. “Couple good ones..." March 13

Newark Star-Ledger "The broad parameters of the Yankees catching competition are by now well-known. Francisco Cervelli and Chris Stewart are the favorite. Austin Romine can win the job, but only if he clobbers the ball all spring. Since hitting a round ball with a round bat with any consistency during spring..." February 21

New York Post "Though his name swims in the polluted water of a defunct Miami anti-aging clinic being investigated by Major League Baseball for providing performance enhancing drugs, Francisco Cervelli has removed himself from Italy’s World Baseball Classic roster to concentrate on becoming the Yankees’ starting..." February 17

ESPN New York "Speculation aside, the fact that Francisco Cervelli's name appears in the records of the Biogenesis "anti-aging clinc," where there was seemingly more on the menu than Botox, and the fact that Cervelli admits to having gone to Anthony Bosch for "legal" treatment of a foot injury really has no..." February 07

New York Post "Francisco Cervelli declined to comment further on his alleged ties to performance enhancing drugs after working out at the Yankees minor league complex yesterday. Cervelli’s name appeared in records obtained by Yahoo from Biogenesis, a closed anti-aging clinic in Miami that Major League..." February 07

Newark Star-Ledger "The ever-expanding web of the Biogenesis anti-aging clinic, which is being investigated by Major League Baseball for allegedly distributing performance-enhancing drugs to Alex Rodriguez and others, has ensnared another Yankee. Catcher Francisco Cervelli was identified as a client of Biogenesis,..." February 06

Pinstriped Bible "New York Yankees Catcher, Francisco Cervelli, has been linked to the Biogenesis clinic you've heard so much about in the news. He appears on a list alongside Milwaukee Brewers Ryan Braun and Baltimore Orioles Danny Valencia, however none of them are linked to any specific drug at this time...." February 05